well for those that dont know, WE'RE BACK!! thats right. we arrived on thursday evening after a long flight. from Bangkok at 2am to Seoul for 10 hours... oh man while we were there we saw this sign "Free Korean Crafts" the word that stood out for us was FREE! that along with 10 hours to burn in an airport, we figured what the hell! turns out that they set you up to make these tiny desks, about the size of a tea cup. with wood, glue and paint and little gold stars that i think were supposed to be handles on the desk drawers. well in the middle they asked if this videographer could film us working, we figure 'what the hey we let about 100 people in india take our picture.' Well it wasn't the type of camera shooting you'd get at home, sam described it as Crazy Asian TV Shows filming, where they hold the camera about 3 inches from your face and angle it to the side and then move it away and then back into your face (again 2 or 3 inches) all while rolling the camera back and forth from one side to the other, almost like Sea Sick TV. Well when we finished the videographer woman asked the english speaking host of the event to ask us to say some things of camera, things like "one word to describe your feelings about the activity and what we thought of it all"... all while waving the mini desk at the camera in an equally sea sick motion. That done, i guess your feelings and thoughts weren't hip enough so they started asking us to repeat them, she asked me "say, i think this is a very interesting way experience korean culture in a short time while in the seoul airport" (or something like that i still cant get it right without sam) well i couldn't get out the first 5 word without blankly staring at the camera (till 2 inches from my face) sam got it right away and kept saying it for me, but they really wanted the skinny white guy to get it right (well not white anymore i was turning a lovely shade deep red) after 6 or 7 botched attempts they reluctantly filmed sam and her memory brilliance for the line. then came the korean, i was a little better at that "say, durga durga durga" (or something i cant remember now) and wave the desk in the air. then they got us to do a long quote she claimed it to be "i love korea" but while shouting it, seriously shouting it, in a quiet airport at at 9 in the freaking morning after a flight with no sleep, and no coffee yet, she wanted us to "make a heart" thats when you, hold one arm over our head so together we make a heart shape, all while the camera is doing the sea sick thing and im getting redder my the second. so if anyone has korean access television the program will air on the 15th of this month.
wel after all that i was a hop skip and a jump back to the states for a quick sprint session to catch another flight and then we were back in canada. after surprising my family we went to sam's house and surprised them all for sams grand ma's 90th birthday. it was pretty cool. no one had a clue and everyone was floored. some of the best most authentic smiles ive ever seen. very cool. lots of tears and screams and a little spilled wine one walls in the basement.
we'd like to thank everyone for following the blog and hope you've found it interesting and a little entertaining. this wont be the end, just as we keep telling each other this isn't the end of travelling, its just the end of this trip. we miss it already, it took sam one day at home to decide that she wishes we were getting on a plane again right away. we'd really like to think everyone we've met along the way, and thank them big time for they're hospitality, elveria and terry and the kids, we miss you guys and especially rainbows and ponies, and look forward to your next visit to calgary. Joan, Rochester, and Juroska we miss you guys so much and thank you a million times over for your help and guidance, im sure we'd still be stuck in a mumbai train some where, wedged and unable to escape. All the lovely people at the ashram in durban, you are still in our thoughts frequently and you can expect another visit someday (hopefully sooner rather than later) and to everyone else thanks a lot. the trip wouldn't have been the same with out you.
much love
